Raw hulled shredded acorns from Downy Oak (Quercus pubescens) in the diet of pigs: Effects on digestibility and faeces characteristics

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Cappai, M G ^a   Wolf, P ^b   Rust, P ^b   Pinna, W ^a   Kamphues, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acorns; Digestibility; Faeces quality; Native starch; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; FECES; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DIGESTION; FECES; QUERCUS; SEEDS; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; QUERCUS PUBESCENS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84877106984     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12065     Document Type: Article

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